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The [[Government of India]] awarded her the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 1986.<ref name="Padma Awards" /> She was the third Mizo personality and the first Mizo woman to receive the [[Padma Shri]] award.<ref name="21 Mizos honoured Padma Shree Awards till date">{{cite web | url=http://sevendiary.com/21-mizos-honoured-padma-shree-awards-date/ | title=21 Mizos honoured Padma Shree Awards till date | publisher=Seven Diary | date=2015 | access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref> | The [[Government of India]] awarded her the civilian honour of [[Padma Shri]] in 1986.<ref name="Padma Awards" /> She was the third Mizo personality and the first Mizo woman to receive the [[Padma Shri]] award.<ref name="21 Mizos honoured Padma Shree Awards till date">{{cite web | url=http://sevendiary.com/21-mizos-honoured-padma-shree-awards-date/ | title=21 Mizos honoured Padma Shree Awards till date | publisher=Seven Diary | date=2015 | access-date=18 August 2015}}</ref> | ||
Renthlei died on her | Renthlei died on her 88th birthday on 1 January 2002.<ref name="Shrimati Nuchhungi Renthlei" /> | ||
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Nuchhungi Renthlei | |
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| Born | 1 January 1914 British India |
| Died | 1 January 2002 (aged 88) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Mizo poems |
| Spouse(s) | R. Rualkhuma |
| Children | 6 |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Nuchhungi Renthlei (1 January 1914 – 1 January 2002) was an Indian poet, singer and school teacher, known for her poems written in Mizo language.[1] She was the founder of Girls' Auxiliary, an organization for women's rights, which she founded in 1939.[2] The Government of India awarded her the fourth highest civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1986.[3]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Nuchhungi Renthlei was born on the New Year day of 1914 to Hmingliana at Aizawl, in the northeast Indian state of Mizoram,[4] She did her schooling at the Baptist Missionary Society, at Langlui, Mizoram and started writing at a young age.[1] She continued her writing during her career as a teacher and was also a noted singer during her early years. She is credited with several poems, children's songs and stories and ran a dance school to teach traditional dances to children.[1] She was married to R. Rualkhuma and the couple had five daughters and a son.[2]
The Government of India awarded her the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 1986.[3] She was the third Mizo personality and the first Mizo woman to receive the Padma Shri award.[5]
Renthlei died on her 88th birthday on 1 January 2002.[4]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nuchhungi Renthlei (1914-2002)". India Online. 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ramaṇika Gupta (2006). Indigenous Writers of India: North-East India. Concept Publishing Company. p. 227. ISBN 9788180693007.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Shrimati Nuchhungi Renthlei". Aizawl Online. 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- ↑ "21 Mizos honoured Padma Shree Awards till date". Seven Diary. 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
External links[edit | edit source]
- "Nuchhungi Renthlei on Misual". Misual. 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
- "Wp/lus/Nuchhungi Renthlei". Wikimedia. 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2015.
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